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Identifier: danishfairyfolkt00bayj (find matches)
Title: Danish fairy & folk tales : a collection of popular stories and fairy tales
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Bay, J. Christian (Jens Christian), 1871-1962 Grundtvig, Sven, 1824-1883
Subjects: Folklore -- Denmark
Publisher: New York London : Harper & brothers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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o usein driving forth the cows. The princess, who wasstanding at one of the windows, saw the spindle,and taking at once a great fancy to it, she sentsome one down to inquire whether the beggar werewilling to sell it. Greyfoot answered that he didnot care to sell it for money; the price he askedwas permission to sleep outside of her door thefollowing night. No, said the princess; she couldnot think of such a price. Very well, answeredGreyfoot; that settles the matter, and I keep myspindle. The princess had taken it into her head,however, that she must possess the beggars treasure,but as she did not like any one to know that sucha poor-looking man was admitted to the palace, shesent a secret message by one of her maids, tellinghim to come late at night, and to be gone early inthe morning. This he did. When the princess looked out of the window thenext morning, she noticed Greyfoot chasing thecows with a golden reel, and at once sent one ofher maids down to inquire whether it could be 3S
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GREYFOOT bought Yes, said Greyfoot, and the price isthe same as yesterday. When the princess heardthis she was not a little astonished by the audacityof the beggar, but as the treasure could be obtainedin no other way, she assented, and everything pass-ed as on the previous night. The third morning Greyfoot drove the cattle tothe watering-place, as usual, but this time he wasusing a weavers shuttle of pure gold. She sentfor him, and when he appeared in her presence shesaid: Now, Greyfoot, how much do you ask forthis treasure of yours? Will you take a hundreddollars for it? No, answered Greyfoot, it can-not be bought for money. If you will permit meto sleep inside the door of your room to-night, youmay have- it. I think you arc mad, said theprincess. No, I cannot hear of any such price.But I am willing to pay you two hundred dollars.No, said Greyfoot again ; it must be as I say:If you want the shuttle, you must pay the pricewhich I ask. Otherwise, I will keep the treasuremyself. The pr

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